Bristol 142 Blenheim

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T1801

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Thorney Island - Thorney Island

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The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island at 0315LT on a reconnaissance mission over The Channel after the French ship named 'Meknès' was sunk by a German torpedo boat. At night, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Criel-sur-Mer. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Matthew Roy Turnbull, pilot,
Sgt Gilbert Peter Rowe, observer,
Sgt David Wallace, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1940

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N6174

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West Raynham - West Raynham

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9274

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF West Raynham on a mission over Cherbourg. It was lost without trace, maybe after crashing into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Victor Gibson,
Sgt Jack Parkinson,
P/O Rupert Edward Short.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Haamstede: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1940 at 1705 LT

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R3748

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham with instructions to bomb an airfield near Bernburg. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Haamstede. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Clifford Charles Hayward, pilot,
Sgt Leslie Alfred Nevison Walker,
Sgt Israel Winberg.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off RAF Lossiemouth: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1940 at 1008 LT

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R3820

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Training

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Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

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The crew departed RAF Lossiemouth on a local training sortie. While flying off the airfield, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea one mile offshore. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Trevor Jack Powell, pilot,
Sgt Charles John Smewin, observer,
Sgt David Vivian Mobberley, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Nantwich

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1940 at 1240 LT

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L9204

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Horsham - Sealand

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En route from RAF Horsham to RAF Sealand, the crew encountered technical problems after the escape hatch blew out in flight. The pilot attempted an emergency landing in a field located in Nantwich, Cheshire. All three crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
P/O R. G. Egerton +2.

Probable cause:

Emergency landing after the escape hatch blew out in flight.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Aston Down: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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L1105

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Test

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Aston Down - Aston Down

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8388

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1938

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The pilot was completing a post maintenance test flight out from RAF Aston Down. On final approach, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot P/O Eric Wilfred Bell was killed.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF into The Channel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1940

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L9414

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on a raid over Creil. It crashed in unknown circumstances into The Channel. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Peter George Anthony Watson, pilot,
Sgt William Patrick O'Heney, observer,
Sgt Charles Julius Holland, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I into the Mediterranean Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1940

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L6661

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